Synonyms of sets

sets 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of set

1

as in spawns

to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop

the hen set for days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spawns
• sits
• lays
• hatches
• broods
• incubates

2

as in chooses

to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority

set a date for the wedding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chooses
• picks
• selects
• designates
• names
• establishes
• appoints
• specifies
• announces
• arranges
• determines
• adopts
• fixes
• assigns
• prefers
• coordinates
• declares
• publishes
• settles
• pins (down)
• orchestrates
• opts (for)
• advertises
• singles (out)

3

as in values

to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding

fire losses were set at a million dollars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• values
• estimates
• assesses
• rates
• evaluates
• appraises
• analyzes
• valuates
• guesstimates
• prices
• determines
• discovers
• learns
• ascertains
• deems
• adjudges
• tests
• judges
• decides
• prizes
• reevaluates
• reassesses
• surveys
• assays
• reappraises
• settles
• revalues
• underestimates
• misjudges
• rejudges
• undervalues
• transvaluates
• transvalues
• misprizes
• misesteems

4

as in sits

chiefly dialect to rest on the buttocks or haunches

come over and set for a spell

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sits
• perches
• squats
• sprawls
• straddles
• slouches
• lounges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stands
• rises
• arises
• gets up

5

as in aims

to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal

determined to see the West, she set her car towards the sun and drove off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aims
• casts
• levels
• directs
• holds
• heads
• trains
• bends
• focuses
• pinpoints
• sights
• steers
• faces
• concentrates
• bears
• orients
• inclines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deflects
• curves
• diverts
• averts
• shunts
• detours
• rechannels
• sidetracks

6

as in decides

to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of

finally set some plans for the luncheon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decides
• arranges
• chooses
• resolves
• completes
• figures
• agrees (on)
• plans
• designs
• fixes
• settles
• disposes of
• charts
• programs
• finalizes
• promises
• finishes
• schemes
• shapes
• determines
• confirms
• frames
• maps (out)
• concludes
• calculates
• approves
• maneuvers
• pledges
• lays out
• works out
• affirms
• concerts
• opts
• contracts
• ends
• drafts
• authorizes
• deals
• schematizes
• blueprints
• closes
• hammers out
• negotiates
• intrigues
• sanctions
• squares away
• winds up
• warrants
• rounds (off or out)
• bargains
• clears
• wraps up
• haggles
• horse-trades
• OKs
• chaffers
• dickers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calls
• recalls
• drops
• revokes
• repeals
• differs (over)
• counters
• disagrees (with)
• objects
• debates
• opposes
• rescinds
• resists
• aborts
• calls off
• protests
• disputes
• contests

7

as in secures

to put securely in place or in a desired position

had the jeweler set the diamond again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• secures
• fastens
• clamps
• catches
• anchors
• hitches
• fixes
• moors
• embeds
• stuffs
• entrenches
• wedges
• lodges
• implants
• ingrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loosens
• pulls
• looses
• extracts
• unfastens
• tears (out)
• prizes
• roots (out)
• unlooses
• uproots
• unfixes
• pries
• unloosens
• yanks
• wrests

8

as in gels

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly

the gelatin is just starting to set now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gels
• freezes
• stiffens
• jellies
• clumps
• coagulates
• jells
• congeals
• gelates
• gelatinizes
• clots
• solidifies
• condenses
• cakes
• hardens
• fixes
• firms (up)
• thickens
• indurates
• lumps (up)
• concretes
• curdles
• gums
• curds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• melts
• fuses
• liquefies
• thaws
• fluxes
• deliquesces

9

as in puts

to arrange something in a certain spot or position

set a book on the table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puts
• situates
• places
• locates
• positions
• lays
• sticks
• deposits
• disposes
• sets up
• fixes
• deposes
• plants
• establishes
• parks
• emplaces
• moves
• rearranges
• shifts
• assembles
• slaps
• locks
• orients
• claps
• carries
• collects
• reorders
• plops
• flops
• affixes
• anchors
• settles
• plunks
• plumps
• ranks
• planks
• lays out
• sets down
• ensconces
• lodges
• niches
• plunks down
• arrays
• wedges
• queues
• lines up
• berths

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• takes
• removes
• relocates
• replaces
• supersedes
• banishes
• displaces
• supplants
• dislodges

10

as in freezes

to become physically firm or solid

the concrete must set completely before anyone can walk on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• freezes
• hardens
• stiffens
• solidifies
• firms (up)
• congeals
• indurates
• gels
• crystallizes
• encrusts
• concretes
• cakes
• thickens
• coagulates
• calluses
• jellies
• rigidifies
• jells
• gelates
• gelatinizes
• ossifies
• petrifies
• anneals
• calcifies
• tempers
• clots
• case-hardens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softens
• liquefies
• melts
• fuses
• dissolves
• thaws
• smelts
• fluxes
• deliquesces
• unfreezes

sets

2 of 2

noun

plural of set

1

as in factions

a group of people acting together within a larger group

the younger set is less likely to volunteer for the church's annual rummage sale

Synonyms & Similar Words

• factions
• parties
• wings
• sides
• teams
• sects
• coalitions
• blocks
• blocs
• bodies
• movements
• splits
• packs
• splinters
• crews
• denominations
• gangs
• caucuses
• persuasions
• scissions
• schisms

2

as in packs

a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially

they rarely associate with anyone outside their social set

Synonyms & Similar Words

• packs
• communities
• circles
• crowds
• networks
• bunches
• cliques
• folds
• rings
• clans
• gangs
• bodies
• organizations
• lots
• clubs
• covens
• coteries
• galères
• tribes
• communes
• societies
• factions
• guilds
• klatches
• camps
• elites
• colleges
• squads
• sides
• in-groups
• fraternities
• leagues
• closed shops
• fellowships
• brotherhoods
• charmed circles
• sects
• coalitions
• sororities
• blocs
• messes
• unions
• orders
• federations
• alliances
• confederations
• councils
• sisterhoods
• congresses
• sodalities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individualists
• loners

3

as in clusters

a number of things considered as a unit

a set of tools

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clusters
• collections
• batches
• arrays
• bunches
• groupings
• groups
• lots
• assemblages
• packages
• series
• constellations
• blocks
• assortments
• batteries
• clumps
• suites
• varieties
• clutches
• bands
• banks
• mixtures
• parcels
• musters
• the whole kit and caboodle
• aggregates
• passels
• huddles
• accumulations
• knots
• runs
• clots
• suits
• aggregations
• jumbles
• cycles
• odds and ends
• conglomerations
• agglomerations
• sundries
• hodgepodges
• miscellanies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• items
• units
• entities
• singles

4

as in types

one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic

the next set of job applicants had far more education and practical experience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• types
• kinds
• categories
• groups
• sorts
• ranks
• classes
• tiers
• classifications
• species
• families
• brackets
• varieties
• sections
• generations
• genera
• breeds
• orders
• grades
• divisions
• leagues
• rubrics
• descriptions
• manners
• subgroups
• subdivisions
• races
• likes
• kidneys
• feathers
• branches
• specialties
• labels
• subclasses
• headings
• titles
• natures
• specialities
• ilks
• subspecieses

5

as in decors

the array of painted backgrounds and furnishings used to establish the setting in a stage production

built sets for the play

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decors
• sceneries
• scenes
• backdrops
• mise-en-scènes
• set pieces
• props
• properties
• drops
• backgrounds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sets

Verb

Baldwin leads off, and consistently sets the table for his teammates. — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Once the sun sets, the storm risk will diminish Monday night. — Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Their first encounter sets the terms for everything to follow. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

Passengers can sip an Italian aperitivo in the lounge car as the sun sets over Tuscany’s hills. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026

But after winning back-to-back Class 4A state titles, the Wildcats learned their academic record sets them apart too. — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Because solar generation naturally drops when clouds pass or when the sun sets, engineers pair photovoltaic panels with utility-scale battery storage systems. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

To qualify, the law sets as a prerequisite that companies must be eligible for incentives under federal CHIPS and Science Act, a massive funding package designed to spur domestic chip production. — Mark Dee august 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026

Color sets both the mood and the message in your home; sometimes, the wrong shade can make a bad impression. — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026

Noun

In the 2007 Comedy Central special named for the tour, each of these comedians’ sets is preceded by a short sketch about going through airport security. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

The other side emphasizes the structural deficit — two different sets of books. — Sheila Weinberg, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2026

Midcentury Modern Dining Set While matching sets of furniture can instantly make your house look dated, not so with a midcentury modern dining set. — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 9 Aug. 2026

That, however, could not be said for two of the top acts on the bill — The Strokes (who headlined the biggie Lands End Stage) and The xx (who closed up shop on the also-massive Twin Peaks Stage) — both of whom delivered highly enjoyable sets. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026

Both sets of my grandparents live in South Florida, and between the humid heat and blasting indoor AC, a good cardigan is an everyday and travel staple for them both. — Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026

He was surrounded by family, twelve sets of hands holding his lifeless body, sending him onward with heartache and love and stunned disbelief. — Dr. Lucy McBride, Time, 8 Aug. 2026

For resort guests, the challenging 7th hole can be played from more manageable yardages using one of four sets of tees. — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Aside from the Dual Guitar Set, her other sets include Vinyl Room Decor Set, Concert Moon Set, Flower Bouquet Set and Secret Storage Set. — Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026